Friday, October 20
Santa Clara, CA
4:20 pm MT
Air Force Academy
vs
Fresno Pacific
Air Force Travels To Julian Fraser Memorial Tournament
10/18/2023 4:24:00 PM | Men's Water Polo
This Week: (RV) Air Force (14-9 overall, 1-0 WCC) travels to the Julian Fraser Memorial Tournament, hosted by Santa Clara University, this Fri.-Sat., Oct. 20-22. Air Force takes on Fresno Pacific, #19 Brown and (RV) Bucknell. Live stats and video stream will be available for Friday and Saturday's games at Santa Clara. Live stats will be available for the Sunday game vs. Bucknell as well.
Julian Fraser Memorial Tournament Schedule for Air Force
Friday, Sept. 20 - vs. Fresno Pacific @ Sullivan Aquatic Center/Santa Clara - 3:20 pm PT
Saturday, Sept. 21 - vs. #19 Brown @ Sullivan Aquatic Center/Santa Clara - 11 am PT
Sunday, Oct. 22 - vs. (RV) Bucknell @ SRAC Pool/San Jose - 9:20 am PT
Series History vs. Opponents
vs. Fresno Pacific - Air Force leads 16-1. Last meeting, a 16-8 win on 11/6/22
vs. Brown - Air Force trails 12-15. Last meeting, a 17-12 loss on 9/4/22
vs. Bucknell - Air Force trails 6-9. Last meeting, a 13-8 loss on 9/17/23
LAST TIME OUT: Air Force defeated #13 San Jose State 16-12 in its WCC opener last Saturday at the Cadet Natatorium. Freshman Jack Richards led the Falcons with three goals and four assists. Junior Liam Markus had seven saves in goal for the win.
New Falcons Making Impact: Air Force's freshmen group has already made their presence felt. Freshman Tom Leggett leads the WCC with 63 goals and 89 points. He enters the weekend ranked sixth in the nation in goals scored. Classmate Jack Richards is second on the team in goals scored with 44, which ranks third in the WCC. Richards has 71 points, which ranks third in the WCC.
NCAA Rankings
Goals
Tom Leggett 6th/63
Points
Tom Leggett 6th/89
Assists
Ian Christie 6th/37
Field Blocks
Ian Christie 6th/10
WCC Rankings
Goals
Tom Leggett 1st/63
Jack Richards 3rd/44
Assists
Ian Christie 2nd/37
Jacob Yi 8th/30
Points
Tom Leggett 1st/89
Jack Richards 3rd/71
Field Blocks
Ian Christie 2nd/10
Saves
Luca Smith 4th/98
Liam Markus 6th/78
Goals Against Average
Luca Smith 2nd/10.34
Liam Markus 3rd/11.15
Team Captains: Air Force's team captains for the 2023 season are senior Ian Christie and junior Kaito Ham.
Christie Assists Record-Holder: Senior Ian Christie is Air Force's all-time leader in assists with 192. He set the program record as a junior. He is 56 assists ahead of second place. He is also fourth all-time in career points with 321.
Most Career Assists at Air Force
1. Ian Christie 2020-23 192
2. David Chaney 1988-91 136
3. Alex Churnside 2006-09 131
Most Career Points at Air Force
1. Ben Phillips 1971-74 442
2. Grant Snyder 2019-22 399
3. David Chaney 1988-91 347
4. Ian Christie 2020-23 321
Inaugural season in WCC: Air Force joins the West Coast Conference in 2023, the first year the conference is sponsoring men's water polo. The Falcons join WCC member institutions, Loyola Marymount, Pacific, Pepperdine and Santa Clara, along with fellow affiliate members California Baptist and San Jose State. The Falcons previously played in the Western Water Polo Association from 1987-2022.
Up next: Air Force returns to WCC play next weekend, traveling to Loyola Marymount on Friday, Oct. 27 and Pepperdine on Sunday, Oct. 29.
Julian Fraser Memorial Tournament Schedule for Air Force
Friday, Sept. 20 - vs. Fresno Pacific @ Sullivan Aquatic Center/Santa Clara - 3:20 pm PT
Saturday, Sept. 21 - vs. #19 Brown @ Sullivan Aquatic Center/Santa Clara - 11 am PT
Sunday, Oct. 22 - vs. (RV) Bucknell @ SRAC Pool/San Jose - 9:20 am PT
Series History vs. Opponents
vs. Fresno Pacific - Air Force leads 16-1. Last meeting, a 16-8 win on 11/6/22
vs. Brown - Air Force trails 12-15. Last meeting, a 17-12 loss on 9/4/22
vs. Bucknell - Air Force trails 6-9. Last meeting, a 13-8 loss on 9/17/23
LAST TIME OUT: Air Force defeated #13 San Jose State 16-12 in its WCC opener last Saturday at the Cadet Natatorium. Freshman Jack Richards led the Falcons with three goals and four assists. Junior Liam Markus had seven saves in goal for the win.
New Falcons Making Impact: Air Force's freshmen group has already made their presence felt. Freshman Tom Leggett leads the WCC with 63 goals and 89 points. He enters the weekend ranked sixth in the nation in goals scored. Classmate Jack Richards is second on the team in goals scored with 44, which ranks third in the WCC. Richards has 71 points, which ranks third in the WCC.
NCAA Rankings
Goals
Tom Leggett 6th/63
Points
Tom Leggett 6th/89
Assists
Ian Christie 6th/37
Field Blocks
Ian Christie 6th/10
WCC Rankings
Goals
Tom Leggett 1st/63
Jack Richards 3rd/44
Assists
Ian Christie 2nd/37
Jacob Yi 8th/30
Points
Tom Leggett 1st/89
Jack Richards 3rd/71
Field Blocks
Ian Christie 2nd/10
Saves
Luca Smith 4th/98
Liam Markus 6th/78
Goals Against Average
Luca Smith 2nd/10.34
Liam Markus 3rd/11.15
Team Captains: Air Force's team captains for the 2023 season are senior Ian Christie and junior Kaito Ham.
Christie Assists Record-Holder: Senior Ian Christie is Air Force's all-time leader in assists with 192. He set the program record as a junior. He is 56 assists ahead of second place. He is also fourth all-time in career points with 321.
Most Career Assists at Air Force
1. Ian Christie 2020-23 192
2. David Chaney 1988-91 136
3. Alex Churnside 2006-09 131
Most Career Points at Air Force
1. Ben Phillips 1971-74 442
2. Grant Snyder 2019-22 399
3. David Chaney 1988-91 347
4. Ian Christie 2020-23 321
Inaugural season in WCC: Air Force joins the West Coast Conference in 2023, the first year the conference is sponsoring men's water polo. The Falcons join WCC member institutions, Loyola Marymount, Pacific, Pepperdine and Santa Clara, along with fellow affiliate members California Baptist and San Jose State. The Falcons previously played in the Western Water Polo Association from 1987-2022.
Up next: Air Force returns to WCC play next weekend, traveling to Loyola Marymount on Friday, Oct. 27 and Pepperdine on Sunday, Oct. 29.
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